The Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park stretches across an expansive Y-shaped peninsula on the westernmost point of Cuba. It resides within the Guanahacabibes Peninsula Biosphere Reserve, created by UNESCO in the late 1980s. The more than 31,000 acres of peninsula land are protected woodlands, mangroves, and wildlife. Among the fauna are over 170 bird species as well as wild pigs, deer, land crabs, and iguanas.


The Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park is best known for Maria la Gorda, a pristine white sand beach that offers some of the best scuba diving in the world, with coral reefs, caves, and Spanish shipwrecks. A visit to the lighthouse, beach, and cave system found at Cabo San Antonio is highly recommended. Guanahacabibes Peninsula National Park

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